Rockwell Automation 1757-SWKIT3200 ProcessLogix R320.0 Installation and Upgrade Guide - Manual (Page 237)

Publication 1757-IN032B-EN-P - April 2001
New Functions and Features 6-21
New Features
The following features have been added to the RSLinx 2.2, SP1 release:
ControlLogix unsolicitied CIP Msg
support
•
You can send native tag information as part of an unsolicited
message instruction. Data types supported include INT, SINT,
DINT, and BOOL.
1784-PCIC driver •
This driver is provided to support the 1784-PCIC ControlNet
Communications card. This card will function on Windows 98,
WinNT and Windows 2000 only.
ControlLogix predefined items
•
Several predefined items have been added to assist in tracking
memory usage in the CL5550
(@FreeMem, @FreeMemIO, @FreeMemDT, @FreeMemGM,
@TotalMem, @TotalMemIO, @TotalMemDT, @TotalMemGM).
In addition, @Status returns a string containing the current status of
the controller (OK or Faulted) and @Mode returns the processor
mode (Run, Program, Remote Run, Remote Program).
Data monitor •
Data monitor support for MicroLogix 1200
Bridge ControlLogix •
You now ca bridge from one ControlLogix system to another over
Ethernet.
Configure network browse list •
You can configure the network browse list by specifying the IP
addresses for 1756-ENET, PLC-5E, or SLC-5E modules.
Added functionality to alias topic
•
Added user selectable functionality to Alias Topic that updates all
defined topics during a OPC/DDE Poke operation.
Integrated ControlLogix Gateway
Configuration Tool
•
Based on the device selected in RSWho, the context menu will
contain additional menu items “Configure” or “Statistics”
corresponding to the display tab in the previous ControlLogix
Gateway Configuration tool. Configuration information will be
provided for the 1756-Enet and 1756-DHRIO modules. Statistics
will be provided for the
1756-Enet, 1756-CNB, and 1756-DHRIO
modules.
Integrated Device Properties •
With RSWho, you can navigate to a target device and view it’s
device properties. Information such as Product revision and serial
number are displayed.
ControlLogix performance
improvements
•
ControlLogix performance improvement is an ongoing effort to
improve communication throughput with the CL5550. Here are
some recent improvements: